Vietnamese women promote traditions
During the country’s multi-thousand year history of national foundation and defence, Vietnamese women always played an important role and made great contributions to creating the glorious traditions of the nation.
They have also asserted their increasingly important role in society, proven by the huge number of female politicians, leaders, managers, scientists and entrepreneurs.
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In the political arena, the position of women has continually improved. Females account for 24.4% of total deputies of the 13th National Assembly and 31% of employees at State agencies. Many women have undertaken high positions in Party and State agencies.
Vietnamese women have significantly contributed to the national construction. At present, they make up more than half of the country’s workforce. They are a high proportion of the workforce in the sectors of processing, garment, footwear, trade and services industries; as well as engaging more and more in economic sectors that require high professional knowledge and technology.Businesswomen now account for 25% of total Vietnamese entrepreneurs, and they are trying their best to develop the country.
Females have also made great contributions to other fields such as education, health, science-technology, and poverty reduction. In the 2010-2015 period, close to 600 women were conferred with professor and associate professor titles, while more than 2 million others received training to apply scientific and technological advances in farming and animal breeding.
Assessing the role of Vietnamese women, the 10th Politburo’s Resolution No. 11 – NQ/TW concerning women’s affairs during the period of stepped-up national industrialisation and modernisation, affirmed that women play a very important role in society’s development.
During the history of national foundation and safeguarding, women always made great contributions to socio-economic development and the building of an independent, self-strengthening country that was ready to fight foreign invaders to safeguard national independence.
It can be said that Vietnamese women have always been a pride of the nation as President Ho Chi Minh stated: “The country of Vietnam becomes more and more beautiful and brilliant thanks to the tireless efforts by women of both young and old ages”.
